A new command line tool is coming in Celena BETA 018 called “apt”. It’s a very simple addition which merges commands from apt-get, aptitude and apt-cache. It also doesn’t require the user to type “sudo” in front of the command.
This tool will make life easier for command line afficionados who used to type a lot of APT commands.
For instance instead of typing:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo aptitude reinstall gnome-utils
sudo aptitude show gnome-utils
You’ll be able to type:
apt update
apt upgrade
apt reinstall gnome-utils
apt show gnome-utils
Supported commands include:
- update
- upgrade
- dist-upgrade
- dselect-upgrade
- build-dep
- check
- install
- remove
- source
- clean
- autoremove
- autoclean
- search
- show
- changelog
- reinstall
- stats
- depends
- rdepends
As you can see there’s nothing new but it’s all about comfort. Of course if you prefer to use apt-get, aptitude and apt-cache they still will be there for you.
Hi Clem!
Very interesting, but it is not dangerous for mint users who share their machine whit others?
I means, SUDO is a super user, and It require a password for run specific APT Commands.
What will happen if SUDO is eliminated?
The ROOT security will be disable.
Cheers
PS: Why the Mint Blog is so dark.
I can’t see it well, please check by your-self
It still uses sudo, underneath, and it still asks you for your password. The only difference is that you don’t need to type sudo, as the apt command does it for you. Nothing is changed to the security system.
Clem
Clem:
Thanks for your answer.
SO, Everything still fine
Great innovation.
Cheers
Couldn’t you find another name for the tool ? I think naming your tool “apt” is a bit confusing. Debian users talk about the apt tool. “man apt” refers to the debian apt tool manual.
I think you should name your tool something like “mint” or “aptmint” to make it clearer that it is your own tool. It would also avoid confusion for people looking for documentation with google with the keyword “apt”.
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